COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Murray’s Heart of Darkness is a big beautiful Belgian-inspired beer. An imperial stout (sort of), with strong esters and light phenolics from the Belgian yeast, and a greater emphasis on the chocolate malt character rather than the more traditional roast barley. A luscious brew made for sipping.

To celebrate our 500th brew, we put a twist on this infamous beer and oak aged it!

13th November 2013Tasting at Bruce’s Pad. Thanks to Josh, never thought I would get to try this. Opaque dark brown beer with a small pale tan head. Palate is soft and a little dry. Smooth dark malts with nicely rounded vanilla. Touch of wood. Mellow dark fruits underneath. Whisper of aniseed. Nice.

Pours totally black with a brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, oak, some yeast, soy sauce, bread and vanilla. Taste is medium to high sweet leading to smooth roasty and sweetish finish. Bloody good stuff!

Pour is impenetrable black with dark tan head. Aroma is predominantly chocolate malts. Flavour is oily dark malts with a texture that is light and fluffy despite the high ABV. Finish is very long with hints of vanilla and moderate bitterness. expected something more challenging but us quite pleasant. Another winner from the Murrays folk.

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